The four astronauts are part of Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) and will live and work in orbit for up to two weeks. Marcus’s mission is called Muninn.

The crew spent around 36 hours catching up with the Space Station after their launch on 18 January at 21:49 GMT/22:49 CET (16:49 ET local time). Marcus became the fifth ESA astronaut to leave Earth on a Dragon spacecraft and served as a mission specialist during the journey.

Marcus is the first of a new generation of European astronauts to fly on a commercial human spaceflight opportunity with Axiom Space, and the second Swedish citizen to fly in space.

“I am immensely grateful and impressed by everyone who worked together to make this mission possible. I want to thank ESA for being bold and forward-thinking, and for paving the way to strengthen Europe’s presence in space with the support of Sweden and Axiom Space,” said Marcus on launch day.

As a project astronaut, Marcus’s job at ESA is linked to this specific flight opportunity on a fixed-term contract.